On June 4, The Maine released their fourth full-length album entitled Forever Halloween. Already receiving quite a response from fans and landing on the Billboard charts, the back-to-basics album will start a new chapter in the band’s career. Produced through traditional means of recording by The Raconteurs’ Brendan Benson, the raw nature of the record […]
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UTG INTERVIEW: The Maine Expose Their Skeletons By Breaking Away From Major Label
July 11th, 2013 
Derek Scancarelli 
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UTG PHOTOS: The 8123 TOUR (6/25/13)
June 28th, 2013 Corbin Alvae Under The Gun sent photographer, Corbin Alvae, to the 8123 Tour at The Crofoot in Pontiac, MI. This past weekday (Tuesday to be exact), I stopped over in Pontiac to catch The Maine, Rocket To The Moon, This Century, and Brighten. Now I’ve been a fan of each band for awhile now, so you could say […]
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The Maine And A Rocket To The Moon Head Out On 8123 Tour
May 23rd, 2013 Dan Bogosian The Maine and A Rocket To The Moon released a short video today confirming they would head out together on the 8123 tour. What’s more, Stiched Sound dug up the tour dates for us. The dates hit most of America and some of Canada and spans from early June to July. It also appears Brighten […]
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REVIEW: Brighten – Peace and Quiet
March 9th, 2013 Mike Sacchetti Artist: Brighten Album: Peace and Quiet Genre: Indie-Pop Hailing from Chico, California, Brighten is a band that’s been no stranger to the emo/indie music scene. Their emotional lyrics and excellent songwriting have been entertaining fans since the release of their debut album, King vs. Queen back in 2007. Over the years, Brighten’s activity as a […]
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Rachel Taylor To Take Legal Action To Preserve Her Role In He Is We
July 18th, 2012 Jacob Tender Rachel Taylor of He Is We has had it rough in the past few months. In late April, He Is We announced that Rachel would no longer be able to tour with the band due to health complications. As a result of that, Stevie Scott stepped in to perform touring vocal duties. Now in addition […]
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REVIEW: Brighten – I’ll Always Be Around
August 23rd, 2011 James Shotwell Artist: Brighten Album: I’ll Always Be Around Genre: Indie-Pop Label: One of my favorite things about music, is having a secret little cache of bands that no one really knows about, its like my own little personal collection of secrets, and when I find a like-minded soul, is like a membership card to a society […]
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August 8th, 2011 Tori Thomas Brighten are now streaming their new album, I’ll Always Be Around here. On this website you can also see alternate album covers and videos from recording the album. The new album is available for download here. What do you think of the album?
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July 29th, 2011 Tori Thomas Brighten will be releasing their new EP I’ll Always Be Around on August 9th and we have the track listing and previews of all the songs on the EP. The album will be available for digital download on iTunes. 01. I’ll Always Be Around 02. Your World 03. Home 04. Pelican Park 05. There For […]
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July 25th, 2011 Tori Thomas Jimmy Richards of Brighten announced the band’s new record I’ll Always Be Around will be digitally released on August 9th. There will be more information about locations to download the album soon.
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April 18th, 2011 Tori Thomas Brighten will be releasing their new seven song album soon. Justin Richards of Brighten and A Rocket To The Moon talked to Pupfresh about the new album and a possible tour.
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March 9th, 2011 Tori Thomas Brighten have recently finished recording for their new album. Check out this tweet from Justin Richards, lead singer for Brighten & guitarist for A Rocket To The Moon
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November 24th, 2010 Tori Thomas Brighten is set to hit the studio on December 20th. Check out official tweets and other details after the jump!
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